Gueschart

Gueschart
Commune
The town hall in Gueschart
Coat of arms
Location of Gueschart
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Coordinates: 50°14′28″N 2°00′48″E
Country	France
Region	Hauts-de-France
Department	Somme
Arrondissement	Abbeville
Canton	Rue
Intercommunality	CC Ponthieu-Marquenterre
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Fabien Carpentier[1]
Area ^1	12.89 km^2 (4.98 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	368
• Density	29/km^2 (74/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	80396 /80150
Elevation	45–102 m (148–335 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gueschart (French pronunciation: [ɡɛʃaʁ]; Picard: Djéchart) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. It was the target of bombing raids during the Second World War aimed at destroying nearby V1 launch sites,^[3] whose foundations can still be seen on the south-west outskirts of the village, near the D938.

Geography

Gueschart is situated on the D938 road, a mile from the banks of the river Authie, the border with the Pas-de-Calais, some 14 miles (23 km) northeast of Abbeville.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	453	—
1975	406	−1.55%
1982	380	−0.94%
1990	345	−1.20%
1999	324	−0.70%
2007	320	−0.16%
2012	314	−0.38%
2017	335	+1.30%
2019	361	+3.81%
Source: INSEE[4][5]

• 
  Community hall.
• 
  WW1 monument.
• 
  Saint Fursey Church.
• 
  V1 launch site (vestiges).

See also

• Communes of the Somme department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. Bombing raid on Gueschart
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
5. Populations légales 2019: 80 Somme, INSEE